Permanent html bookmarks and/or pdf nameddests

Report · Oct 03, 2011

Question on FrameMaker

We have version 7.2

If I export as html I get numerous autogenerated bookmarks in the form of #WP123456

If I export as pdf and have the "Create Named Destinations for all paragraphs" set I get numerours Named Destinations in the form of G123456

As it stands now these autogenerated bookmarks may change evertime I update my document.

I want to reference a specified section in my document from a web page that is not created by FrameMaker.

I want to be able to put named bookmarks or namedests inside my document that have permenant names so I don't have to modify the referencing web pages everytime I change my manual.

Is this possible?

I want to be able to reference positions in my manual using URI such as these below from a web page not created by FrameMaker.

pdf nameddest method: http://MySite/help/operation.pdf#nameddest=WhatToDo

or

html bookmark method: http://MySite/help/operation54.html#WhatToDo

Report · Oct 03, 2011

I want to be able to put named bookmarks or namedests inside my document that have permanent names so I don't have to modify the referencing web pages everytime I change my manual.

Never having used it, that appears to be the purpose of:

Special > Hypertext ...

Command: Specify Named Destination

[ WhatToDo ]

Is this not the case?

Report · Oct 03, 2011

Almost,

It does create a nameddest but it does not give it the name specified.

Using your suggestion I found a way to create a named destination and I called it Testlink

When I tried accessing it by that given name it did not work. http://MySite/help/operation.pdf#nameddest=Testlink

When I viewed the doucment in Acrobat and asked it to show me Destination Navigation panel

I finally found my link but FrameMake renamed it to M8.newlink.Testlink.

I tested that with internet explorer and it worked http://MySite/help/operation.pdf#nameddest=M8.newlink.Testlink

Which I could live with if I can be guaranteed that the M8 will never change.

Does anyone know what the M8 represents? Is it stable or will it change over time as the document gets edited?

Report · Oct 04, 2011

Tim,

check out what Shlomo Perets found out:

http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF12.html

The "8" seems to be stable if you are working with a stand-alone document, if you are creating the PDF of a book, the position of the document inside the book will be part of the »name« (which is understandable as all named destinataions should be unique). Shlomo also has tools available to solve the problem.

- Michael